India has nearly 20,000 government programmes that frequently change due to budgets, elections and policy updates, creating challenges for both citizens and NGOs.
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Storyboard27-01-2026, 12:30

OpenAI Empowers 200+ Indian NGOs with AI Tools for Enhanced Scale and Efficiency

  • OpenAI concluded a four-city Nonprofit Jam in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Kolkata, and New Delhi, engaging over 200 Indian NGOs.
  • The initiative aims to accelerate AI adoption in India's social sector, helping nonprofits scale impact, streamline operations, and improve service delivery.
  • Pragya Misra of OpenAI India highlighted that nonprofits are at the forefront of AI adoption, using it to serve thousands to lakhs of beneficiaries despite limited resources.
  • Haqdarshak, a social enterprise, demonstrated how AI reduced the time to update 20,000 government welfare schemes across 14 languages from 4.5 years to 24-48 hours.
  • AI is also simplifying complex government documents into everyday language, making welfare benefits more accessible to farm workers, gig workers, and construction laborers.

Why It Matters: OpenAI is democratizing AI access for Indian NGOs, significantly boosting their efficiency and reach in social impact.

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